Former Mexican state governor pleads guilty in U.S. to money laundering
A former governor of the Mexican state of Coahuila has pleaded guilty to charges that he laundered money to conceal bribes paid to him in...
Asian stocks set to fall as Wall St. snaps three-day winning streak
Asian stocks were set to dip on Thursday after a choppy Wall Street session as spiking coronavirus cases and prospects of new lockdowns erased earlier...
Google, Fitbit deal may hamper competition: Australian regulator
Australia’s consumer watchdog said on Thursday it had concerns that Alphabet Inc-owned Google’s planned $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness tracker company Fitbit may hinder competition...
Republican U.S. Senator Scott unveils police reforms, Democrats push for broader changes
U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a law enforcement reform bill on Wednesday as a rival to more sweeping Democratic legislation, as Congress sought to curb racial...
COVID-19 cases surge in Oklahoma, other states ahead of Trump’s Tulsa rally
Several U.S. states including Oklahoma reported a surge in new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, just days before a planned campaign rally for President Donald Trump...
South Korea’s nuclear envoy visits U.S. amid flaring tension with North
South Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator will visit officials in Washington on Thursday amid flaring tensions with North Korea after Pyongyang blew up an inter-Korean liaison...
U.S. pulled out of stalled talks on digital services taxes: Lighthizer
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin decided to pull out of negotiations on digital services taxes with European Union officials after they failed to make any...
U.S. proposed pause in OECD talks on international taxation: Treasury
The U.S. government proposed a pause in Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development talks about international taxation while governments work to respond to the coronavirus...
China reports 28 new coronavirus cases in mainland
China reported 28 new coronavirus cases in the mainland as of end-June 17, 21 of which were in the capital of Beijing, the country’s health...
Beijing reports 21 new COVID-19 cases in city as of June 17
Beijing confirmed 21 new COVID-19 cases as of June 17, China’s health authority said on Thursday, down from 31 a day earlier....
